NRS 652.210: Manipulation of persons for collection of specimens; authorized practices of technical personnel.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 126.121 and 652.186, no person other than a licensed physician, a licensed optometrist, a licensed practical nurse, a registered nurse, a perfusionist, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, a certified advanced emergency medical technician, a certified paramedic, a practitioner of respiratory care licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS, a licensed anesthesiologist assistant, a licensed dentist or a registered pharmacist may manipulate a person for the collection of specimens. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the persons described in this subsection may perform any laboratory test which is classified as a waived test pursuant to Subpart A of Part 493 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations without obtaining certification as an assistant in a medical laboratory pursuant to NRS 652.127.

2. In addition to the laboratory tests authorized by subsection 1, a practitioner of respiratory care licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS may perform any laboratory test which is classified as a waived test pursuant to Subpart A of Part 493 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations without obtaining certification as an assistant in a medical laboratory pursuant to NRS 652.127 if:

(a) The practitioner of respiratory care has been properly trained to perform the test; and

(b) Performing the test is within the scope of practice of a practitioner of respiratory care.

3. The technical personnel of a laboratory may collect blood, remove stomach contents, perform certain diagnostic skin tests or field blood tests or collect material for smears and cultures.